Will & Grace.ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. may be scared to feature a lead character who's gay, but NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. is not. And come this fall the new comedy Will & Grace will once again test whether America is ready for prime-time gays. The series--its pilot was directed by TV legend James Burrows James Edward Burrows (born December 30 1940 in Los Angeles, California) is a prolific American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. (Taxi, Cheers)---stars hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. Eric McCormack (yep, he's not gay) as attorney Will Truman (yep, he's gay). Debra Messing plays Grace Adler, an interior designer and Will's best friend. Together they'll explore the friendship that exists between the sexes when sex doesn't get in the way. A word of caution: Don't expect Will to wave the rainbow flag as fiercely as Ellen Morgan did in her final out-and-proud season. The show's creators have already distanced themselves from Ellen DeGeneres's canceled series, telling Daily Variety's Army Archerd, "We have no intention of making the same mistake." |
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